Hi Tom. I’m a PA dem in suburban Philly area. I’m watching your early vote data closely in PA but wanted to give you my small perspective on it. All of my friends and family are voting in person this year. (All dems). They want their vote counted and represented that night.
Hi Tracey! Good for you! I work in NC but have my residence in MD. When my ballot did not arrive, I drove back and cast my ballot on Monday in Maryland. All my friends who have Moms in nursing care have helped them cast their ballots. BTW- the Maryland Elections office where I voted was packed with entire families on Monday eagerly awaiting to cast their ballots in person. I watched my MD election official seal, stamp and place my ballot in the lock box. Here in NC I saw our beautiful large post offices be closed in the last 6 months. Everyone seems to know what is at stake. Enjoyed this post. I will watch Tom’s post on NC and PA as well as MD in the coming weeks.
Just dropped in on the recommendation of Heather Cox Richardson. I feel confused by the graph, the only orange one, indicating the comparison of Early vs On Election Day votes for ‘20, ‘22, and ‘24. At first, I thought it might be from the Primary Election, but the graph indicates that it pertains to the General Election. Where do the numbers for Election Day voting for 2024 come from? Is it a projection?
I’m a CA voter in a precinct with fewer than 20 registered voters so we don’t get a polling place, we have always received a vote by mail ballot. We can go to any polling place and cast a provisional ballot.
I saw that too. We have not arrived at election day 2024 but the bar chart shows votes cast on election day 2024. I see other inconsistencies between the charts and what is described. One thing I am reading and hearing about is important: While Democrats ballots cast by mail vastly outnumber those cast by mail by Republicans, in-person early voting is largely a Republican affair. Makes sense: D's remain COVID-crowd shy, avoiding long lines while they also are not wanting to encounter the MAGAs swarming the polling places.
Tom, hope you will see this. I don’t see a chat feature on your Substack. What is up with the new poll in the times by Michael C. Bender??? This can’t be right.
Hi Tom. I’m a PA dem in suburban Philly area. I’m watching your early vote data closely in PA but wanted to give you my small perspective on it. All of my friends and family are voting in person this year. (All dems). They want their vote counted and represented that night.
I’ll be canvassing this week through election
Thank you for all you do and share.
Hi Tracey! Good for you! I work in NC but have my residence in MD. When my ballot did not arrive, I drove back and cast my ballot on Monday in Maryland. All my friends who have Moms in nursing care have helped them cast their ballots. BTW- the Maryland Elections office where I voted was packed with entire families on Monday eagerly awaiting to cast their ballots in person. I watched my MD election official seal, stamp and place my ballot in the lock box. Here in NC I saw our beautiful large post offices be closed in the last 6 months. Everyone seems to know what is at stake. Enjoyed this post. I will watch Tom’s post on NC and PA as well as MD in the coming weeks.
Just dropped in on the recommendation of Heather Cox Richardson. I feel confused by the graph, the only orange one, indicating the comparison of Early vs On Election Day votes for ‘20, ‘22, and ‘24. At first, I thought it might be from the Primary Election, but the graph indicates that it pertains to the General Election. Where do the numbers for Election Day voting for 2024 come from? Is it a projection?
I’m a CA voter in a precinct with fewer than 20 registered voters so we don’t get a polling place, we have always received a vote by mail ballot. We can go to any polling place and cast a provisional ballot.
I saw that too. We have not arrived at election day 2024 but the bar chart shows votes cast on election day 2024. I see other inconsistencies between the charts and what is described. One thing I am reading and hearing about is important: While Democrats ballots cast by mail vastly outnumber those cast by mail by Republicans, in-person early voting is largely a Republican affair. Makes sense: D's remain COVID-crowd shy, avoiding long lines while they also are not wanting to encounter the MAGAs swarming the polling places.
Dropping in on the recommendation of Heather Cox Richardson. Thanks for your information.
Tom, hope you will see this. I don’t see a chat feature on your Substack. What is up with the new poll in the times by Michael C. Bender??? This can’t be right.